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grenadier

/ɡɹɛnəˈdɪə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
grenadier
IPA
/ɡɹɛnəˈdɪə/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the regiment; now specifically, a member of the Grenadier Guards of Canada and the United Kingdom.

noun

Any of various African weaverbirds or waxbills, especially the common grenadier or the red bishop.

noun

Any of various deep-sea fish of the family Macrouridae that have a large head and body and a long tapering tail; a rattail.

noun

Either of two red and black libellulid dragonflies, Agrionoptera insignis and Lathrecista asiatica, of Asia and Australia.

Etymology

From French grenadier, corresponding to grenade + -ier.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ɡɹɛnəˈdɪə/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

grenadiers (plural)

Phrases

giant grenadier Gray's grenadier anchovy roundnose grenadier

Synonyms

rattail rattail fish grenade thrower

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce grenadier?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹɛnəˈdɪə/.
What does grenadier mean?
A type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the regiment; now specifically, a member of the Grenadier Guards of Canada and the United Kingdom.
Where does grenadier come from?
From French grenadier, corresponding to grenade + -ier.

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